Kansas is dropping its fight against the compensation claim from a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated convictions that were secured even though no physical evidence or motive tied him to the crimes, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in an Associated Press interview that his office made the decision after reviewing 900 pages of documents from Lamonte McIntyre’s attorney that had not been provided to it previously. Schmidt said his office will work with McIntyre’s attorney on a settlement to present to a Shawnee County District Court judge.
